Lawgist20Term of the Gram Panchayats
(1) Every Gram Panchayat shall continue for a term of five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer:
Provided that a Gram Panchayat which is functioning immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue till the expiration of its duration.
(2) The election to constitute a Gram Panchayat shall be completed--
(a) before the expiration of its duration specified in sub-section (1); and
(b) in case of dissolution, before the expiration of a period of six months from the date of dissolution:
Provided that where the remainder of the period for which the dissolved Gram Panchayat would have continued is less than six months, it shall not be necessary to hold any election under this clause for constituting the Gram Panchayat for such period.
(3) A Gram Panchayat constituted upon the dissolution of a Gram Panchayat before the expiration of its duration, shall continue only for the remainder of the period for which the dissolved Gram Panchayat would have continued under sub-section (1) had it not been so dissolved.
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- 13 Constitution of Gram Panchayat
- 14 Incorporation of Gram Panchayat
- 15 Electoral Roll of Gram Panchayat
- 16 Publication of Electoral Roll of Gram Panchayat
- 17 Composition of Gram Panchayat
- 18 Division of Gram Sabha into territorial constituencies
- 19 Reservation of seats
- 20 Term of the Gram Panchayats
- 21 Election of the Pradhan and members of Gram Panchayat
- 22 Appointment of an Administrative Committee or Administrator on failure to elect members of Gram Panchayats and in other cases
- 23 Filling of casual vacancy in the office of Pradhan and of the member
- 24 Election of Up-Pradhan
- 25 Reservation of seats for Pradhan and Up-Pradhan
- 26 Procedure for election of Up-Pradhan on the establishment of Gram Panchayat
- 27 Term of the office of the Pradhan and Up-Pradhan
- 28 Powers, functions and duties of Pradhan and Up-Pradhan
- 29 Resignation of Pradhan and Up-Pradhan
- 30 No confidence motion against the Pradhan and Up-Pradhan
- 31 Resignation of members
- 32 Meeting of Gram Panchayat
- 33 Minutes
- 34 Quorum and procedure
- 35 Functions of Gram Panchayat
- 36 Assignment of functions
- 37 General powers of the Gram Panchayat
- 38 Standing Committees
- 39 Property and funds
- 40 Taxation
- 41 Financial assistance to Gram Panchayats
- 42 Budget of the Gram Panchayat
- 43 Accounts
- 44 Audit
- 45 Staff of Gram Panchayat
- 46 Staffing pattern and category of employees
- 47 Appointment and control of employees
